HISTORY

The Flare was approved as the official student publication of Chemical Engineering Department by PIChE – JCV Board of Officers A.Y. 2002 – 2003 under the tutelage of Dr. Natividad M. Padre, former department head. However, after running for two academic years, the publication took a three – year hiatus. It was revived again on 2008 by Mr. Jakechris P. Sicad former EIC, who also renamed the publication as “Helion Flare”. It was until the leadership of Engr. Fatima Baranquil, EIC for A.Y. 2018 – 2020, that the publication name was reverted back to “The Flare”.